TV presenter causes outrage after posing with lion she killed An American television presenter has prompted outrage by boasting online that she had killed a lion in South Africa please log in to view this image Melissa Bachman, a keen hunter who makes programmes on the American outdoors, posted a photograph on Facebook and Twitter of her holding a rifle and smiling beside the corpse of a male lion. “Incredible day in South Africa,” the self-styled “hardcore huntress” said of her pursuits at the Maroi Conservancy, adding: “Stalked inside 60-yards on this beautiful male lion … what a hunt!” A furious online reaction led Bachman to deactivate her Facebook and Twitter pages within hours. It also prompted an online petition asking the South African government to bar her from returning. please log in to view this image “She is an absolute contradiction to the culture of conservation this country prides itself on,” said Elan Burman of Cape Town, the author of the petition, which quickly gathered 3,000 signatures. “You, lady, are what is wrong with the world,” said Richard Robinson of Maryland, who was among the signatories. “Take with no consequences. Shoot, kill, consume, destroy. please log in to view this image “You didn't kill a lion, you stood behind a machine and pulled a little trigger, you pathetic, sad excuse of a human.” While the African lion is rated “vulnerable” on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List, it is not officially an endangered species. “The main threats to lions are indiscriminate killing,” said the organisation. The photograph was in keeping with Ms Bachman's past activities. Her official website displays pictures of her posing beside dead alligators, turkeys and bears among other quarry. please log in to view this image She was axed as a contestant on the National Geographic programme Ultimate Survival Alaska last year after 13,000 people signed a petition protesting against the inclusion of a “heartless trophy hunter”. Ms Bachman could not be contacted for comment on Friday. Ricky Gervais, the British comedian, shared Ms Bachman's comment “what a hunt!” on his own Twitter feed, adding: “Spot the typo”. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Loved this response from Ricky Gervais too.. please log in to view this image
“You didn't kill a lion, you stood behind a machine and pulled a little trigger, you pathetic, sad excuse of a human.” exactly, should watch some of these tribe programs and see how they hunt with out guns, they have some real balls to do what they do.
Evil ****ing bitch. Let's arrange for her to go swimming with stingrays She can drop a few bouncy badgers if she wants
Its ****ing disgusting, look at the smile, she's so proud of herself Karma will hopefully sort her out with a nice drawn out illness
Well that lions mane would make a top Tina Turner style wig Just for the record I think she's a **** too........shooters with hooters eh
Looks like a gun nut too, what with the added pose of the weapons in the photos. Congratulations, you are a horrible person.
